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PCG offers freelancers passport to work
 
 The Professional
Contractors Group (PCG),
which promotes the
interests of
freelancers, is to offer
its members a background
checking service through
an agreement with
specialist firm
BackgroundChecking.com.		 
    The new scheme,
called PCG (QP) - for
"Quality People" -
allows members to have
their qualifications,
work experience and
references independently
verified to BS7858
standard.
   With increasing		 
 pressure from regulators
and legislation,
employers and agencies
are taking more care
about checking the
backgrounds not only of
potential employees but
also of freelance
contractors and
consultants, PCG said. 		 
    The vetting process
can mean that freelance
contractors experience
delays in starting on a
new project or
assignment. The PCG (QP)
scheme seeks to overcome
this obstacle by
providing candidates
with a rolling		 
 three-year "passport",
once their curriculum
vitae has been
thoroughly checked to
BS7858 level and
certified.
   		 
 
Watson Wyatt sees profit surge
 
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 second-quarter profit up
by 55%, lifted by the
acquisition of
Europe-based consulting
operations and strong
demand for consulting
services.
   Earnings for the		 
 quarter ended December
31, 2005, rose to
$17.2m, or 41 cents per
share, from $11.1m, or
34 cents per share, in
the corresponding
quarter last year.
Revenue jumped to		 
 $315.8m from $175.8m.
   Watson said sales in
the quarter were driven
largely by the
acquisition of
Europe-based consulting
operations from Watson
Wyatt LLP, as well as		 
 revenue growth from
benefits, technology and
its core personnel
consulting.
   		 
 Watson Wyatt Worldwide
has reported fiscal		 
 
Wipro to swallow cMango for $20m
 
  
   
 
 
 
 expanding its capacity
in Business Service
Management solutions.
   cMango, a company
focused on Business
Service Management (BSM)
solutions, has
annualized revenue of		 
 around $13m.
   "This acquisition is
a significant milestone
in our strategy towards
creating a strong value
proposition in emerging
areas in a growth
business like Technology		 
 Infrastructure
Services," said chief
strategy officer Sudip
Nandy.
   Wipro said this
acquisition is in line
with its strategy to
invest in areas where it		 
 can establish leadership
through differentiated
service lines and domain
knowledge.
   		 
 Wipro is to acquire
cMango Inc., of
Sunnyvale, California,
for $20m in cash,		 
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